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Melina Costanza sends After Hours (8B)
“I was feeling strong coming off of Nationals last month [where she won both Lead and Boulder] and I knew I wanted to try something hard outside.
Right now, there’s a decent chunk of time before US Team Trials in March, so I was able to get outside between training days! I saw a video of a friend who put up the FA of After Hours and knew immediately this was the boulder I wanted to try! I’d never been on something of the grade before, but it went down quickly and I’m motivated to try some harder things in the near future.”
Is it correct that your previous hardest boulder was Lethal Design (8A+) which you called 7C+? How much do you normally climb outdoors?
That is correct! I have hardly climbed outdoors at all haha. I’m just getting into it! This is the only 8B I’ve ever tried.
I know a lot of people still give Lethal 8A/+ but I did other 7C’s and 7C+’s that trip that felt way harder.
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Allison Vest does After Hours (8B)
Allison Vest has done After Hours (8B) in Huntington Canyon. The 28-year-old Canadian is #2 in the ranking game after having done seven 8B's the last 12 months.…
Michaela Kiersch ticks After Hours (8B)
Michaela Kiersch reports on Instagram that she has, in one session, done After Hours (8B) in Huntington Canyon. The 29-year-old has now sent nine boulders 8B a…
Karoline Sinnhuber does Lethal Design
Karoline Sinnhuber has done Lethal Design (8A+) in Red Rock. With 135 ascents in the database, the Pete Lowe classic is one of the most logged 8A+ boulders in t…
Allison Vest does After Hours (8B)
Allison Vest has done After Hours (8B) in Huntington Canyon. The 28-year-old Canadian is #2 in the ranking game after having done seven 8B's the last 12 months.…
Michaela Kiersch ticks After Hours (8B)
Michaela Kiersch reports on Instagram that she has, in one session, done After Hours (8B) in Huntington Canyon. The 29-year-old has now sent nine boulders 8B a…
Karoline Sinnhuber does Lethal Design
Karoline Sinnhuber has done Lethal Design (8A+) in Red Rock. With 135 ascents in the database, the Pete Lowe classic is one of the most logged 8A+ boulders in t…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…